Community Calendar: Jan. 20, 2011

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EVENTSPerformances of the Thibodaux Playhouse’s newest production, “Crimes of the Heart,” are scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 20-22, and 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at the playhouse inside the Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. For tickets, call 446-1896 or visit www.thibodauxplayhouse.org.The Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild is offering free art classes for first- through fourth-graders from 10 a.m. to noon and fifth- through 12th-graders from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Downtown Art Gallery 630, 630 Belanger St., downtown Houma. You can register from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at the gallery. Registration, classes and art supplies are free. For information, call the gallery at 851-2198.You can join Terrebonne and Lafourche parish Right to Life teams for the first March for Life scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 22 in Baton Rouge. The event features a walk from the Old State Capitol building up 4th Street to the current State Capitol. The event also features guest speakers, presentations and prayer on the steps of the Capitol. For information, visit www.LALifeMarch.com. Buses will be available for $15 per person. Reserved seating required. Buses are scheduled to leave at 7:15 a.m. and return by 3 p.m. at Town Hall, 805 Barrow St., Houma. You must bring your own drinks, water, food, etc. For information, call Joann Williams at 868-1505.The 23rd annual English Tea is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 22 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 718 Jackson St., Thibodaux. Tickets cost $10. The featured artist will be Marty Ayo who has worked in oils, acrylics, pastels and mosaics, but her current interest is in porcelain painting. She will have her porcelain on display at the tea. For information, call 532-6923, 447 7359 or 447-2910.The second annual Home Show is scheduled Jan. 22-23 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. The two-day event features dozens of vendors showcasing items and offering services focused on home construction, remodeling, decorating, etc. For information, call the Civic Center at 850-4657.Auditions for the Thibodaux Playhouse’s next production, “Never Get Smart With Angel,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 24 and 26 at at the theater troup’s rehearsal space, 1120 Caroline St., Thibodaux. The cast calls for four men and two women.The 10th anniversary of the Fear No Evil Bullriding Challenge is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. Tickets cost $15, $20 and $24. Tickets for children 2-12 are $3 off regular ticket prices. Children under 2 are admitted for free. Prices go up $2 the day of the show. There is a free post-show concert and dance featuring the Good Feelin’ Band. For information, visit Fear No Evil Bull Riding on Facebook or call the Civic Center at 850-4657.The Music at St. John’s Concert Series began in October and continues with a performance by the Wee Trio featuring jazz vibraphonist James Westfall at 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 718 Jackson St., Thibodaux. Admission costs $10, $5 for college students and free to students 18 and younger. Season tickets are still available for the remaining concerts for $30 and $15 for college students by mailing your check with name, address and number of tickets to: Music at St. John’s, P.O. Box 733, Thibodaux, LA 70302. The series continues March 27 with a performance by Andrej Kurti on violin. For information, call 446-1506.

A wild game cook-off, “Cook up a ‘Wild Thang’ at the Y,” is scheduled for noon Feb. 5 at the Bayouland YMCA, 103 Valhi Blvd., Houma. The event is a fundraiser for the YMCA. Cooking categories are jambalaya; gumbo; and soups, chilis, casseroles and other. First-, second- and third-place awards will be handed out in each category, in addition to a people’s choice winner and overall winner. Cooks may only use dove, quail, duck, goose, turkey, pheasant, squirrel, alligator, rabbit, turtle, venison, elk or wild pig. The event will also feature a live raffle and door prizes. The entry fee is $125 per four-person team. Registration deadline is Feb. 3. For information, call Angi Falgout at 873-9622.The 6th Annual Eagle Expo, scheduled Feb. 10-12 in Morgan City, will feature seminars from wildlife and nature experts, a live raptor presentation, boat tours to view eagles and nests, and opportunities to meet fellow birders. Heading into its sixth year, the Eagle Expo is a tribute to the return of the American bald eagle to Louisiana, which was removed from the endangered species list in June 2007. Laws banning the use of harmful pesticides such as DDT and greater public awareness and education have increased the bald eagle population throughout Louisiana and the United States. Currently, there are 284 active nests in Louisiana with a large concentration in Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes. This year’s expo will include a presentation by Save Our American Raptors-South from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10. This presentation features a variety of live raptors including a falcon, hawk, owl, a black vulture and a bald eagle. SOAR is sponsored by the Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program and LUMCOM. Wildlife photographer CC Lockwood will lead a workshop Feb. 11. Lockwood is known for his books, including “Marsh Mission,” a book which brought attention to the crisis of the vanishing Gulf Coast wetlands. His photography has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic Magazine. Tours to view eagles will take place Feb. 11 and 12. Featured waterways include the Atchafalaya Basin, Lake Verret, Turtle Bayou and Bayou Black. Tours are scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 11 and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 12. For a complete event schedule, costs, a registration form and listing of hotel rates, contact the Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau at 395-4905 or visit www.cajuncoast.com or info@cajuncoast.com.The Schriever Lions Club’s Texas Hold’em poker tournament is scheduled for 4 p.m. Feb. 19 at the club home, 1559 Main St., Schriever. There will be food, beer and drinks will be sold. The buy-in is $50, and additional buy-ins are available for $50. You must be 21 with a picture ID. Space is limited to the first 100 players. To register, call 447-6962. Proceeds benefit the Louisiana Lions Camp, Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation, Schriever Lions Club and the local community.MAX Charter School’s 3rd Annual Race for Their Future 5K Walk/Run is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. March 12 at John L. Guidry Stadium on the Nicholls State University campus in Thibodaux. The race is a fundraiser to help raise money for school projects and materials, including technology software and hardware, library books, recreation equipment for students and professional development for teachers. Early registration costs $20 per race by Feb. 21 and $25 after Feb. 22. For information, call the school at 227-9500 or e-mail suzybourg@gmail.com, Vanessa Benoit at 414-0058 or Chris Johnson at 232-5384. Registration forms can be obtained by visiting the Bayou Runners Association’s website at www.bayourunners.com or the school’s website at www.mymaxcharterschool.orgThe 14th annual Friends of the Center Trivia Night is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. March 12 at the Cut Off Youth Center, 205 W. 79th St. Awards will be given for the funniest attire. There will be a meal, which costs $6, of shrimp and sausage jambalaya, smothered green beans and dessert. There will be a cash bar. You can have a team of up to six people and everyone myst be 18. All checks for entry fees and silent auction items should be made payable to Friends of the Center. The entry fee for the annual fundraiser for the Cut Off Youth Center is $25 per person or $150 per team. For information, call the center at 632-5671 or Louis or Patsy Griffin at 632-3367.The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical “A Chorus Line” is scheduled for a one-night performance March 23 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Civic Center’s box office from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, by phone at 800-745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at any Ticketmaster location. Tickets cost $60 and $50 for floor seating, and $50, $40 and $35 for riser seating. Additional charges may apply. The production is sponsored by the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center Development Corp. For information, call the Civic Center at 850-4657 or visit www.houmaciviccenter.com or www.AChorusLine.com.

EXHIBITSMembers of Les Artistes du Bayou, a group of artists from south Lafourche, will showcase their artwork at an exhibit, “Old Masters,” scheduled through Feb. 4 at Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma. The group will recreate assorted works of “Old Masters,” including Monet, Van Gogh and Degas. Each artist will interpret and reconstruct the classic paintings using the techniques and styles of the original artist. Les Artistes du Bayou members that are set to participate in the exhibit include Mildred Gisclair, Dolores Granger, Maxine Cressionie, Pat Allemand, Myrna Waters, Carolyn France, Cathy Creel, Tracy Wisehart-Plaisance, Helen St. Pierre, Linda Cheramie, Ophelia Lefort, Kathy Ledet, Lourie Breaux, Evelyn McKittrick, Shelia Danos, Barbara Oglesby and Jean Kennedy. The artwork can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is $2 to see the exhibit only. To take a full tour of Southdown, which includes the artwork exhibit, is $6. The exhibit is sponsored by the Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society. For information, call the museum at 851-0154. Wooden ducks and song birds, carved by Gerald Armand, are on display as a rotating exhibit at Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma. The exhibit will be on display through May. The 36 hand-carved birds on display include decorative decoys, contemporary antiques, mantle pieces, song birds and miniatures. Most of the carvings are for sale, with prices ranging from $50-$1,600. Tools, materials and an explanation of the carving process are also included in the exhibit. Admission to see just the decoy exhibit is $2. To tour the entire museum, including the decoy exhibit, costs $6. Southdown Plantation is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For information, call 851-0154.

FUNDRAISERSA bank account has been established to help defer costs associated with the fire that destroyed the Lunch Basket in downtown Houma on June 28. Donations can be made to William “Bob” and Claudette Dungan (Account No. 0189251) at any South Louisiana Bank location.A lung-transplant fund for Adelia Singleton has been established at every South Louisiana Bank branch. Singleton was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder 15 years ago and is going through the testing phases to receive a lung transplant. The widower, who lives on a fixed income, needs help to pay for traveling expenses to Houston, where she has to undergo testing. For information, call Singleton at 868-0968 or 217-7292.Gypsy Collins and family are asking for donations to help them in paying medical expenses associated with the death of 3-year-old Jaydon “Caillou” Parfait on June 25. Parfait died from injuries suffered in a car crash. Donations can be made to the Parfait-Collins Trust (Account No. 2925076032) at any Chase bank location.A bracelet fundraiser continues for Cohen Lirette. For a $5 donation, you can buy an “I Pray for Cohen” bracelet, with a prayer included. Cohen, son of Houma natives Lacey and Joey Lirette, was diagnosed at 10 months with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. He has spent more than 150 days at the hospital battling through six rounds of chemotherapy, two surgeries, a stem-cell transplant, 14 radiation treatments and a six-month immunotherapy trial. The Lirettes live in Mesquite, just outside of Dallas, Texas. To buy a bracelet, call Cohen’s grandmother, Esther Lirette, at 860-0134.Anyone wishing to make a donation to help youth with disabilities in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes can do so at any branch of South Louisiana Bank. Donations should be made to the account of “John Crochet For Severely Handicapped Youths,” a nonprofit organization. All proceeds go to helping the disabled youth of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes gain special equipment, such as wheelchairs, to make their lives easier. Donations will also be used to make wishes come true for youth with terminal illnesses. For information, call John Crochet at home at 851-4148 or on his cell phone at 804-1469.A bank account has been established in Rodney Brunet Jr.’s name to help defer costs associated with medical bills stemming from his terminal renal cancer. Brunet is being treated in Kerrville, Texas. He has no medical or life insurance. Donations can be made to the Rodney Brunet Jr. Memorial Fund (Account No. 877803221) at any Chase Bank location. For information, call 851-6738.

SELF-IMPROVEMENTA free cancer screening is being offered by the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at Terrebonne General Medical Center. A free breast-cancer screening is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. and from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at Sam’s Club, 2174 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma. Appointments are required. For appointments, call 225-215-1234 or 1-888-616-4687.The local American Cancer Society office is seeking volunteers, cancer survivors or students to help with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Resource Center, which will be located at Chabert Medical Center. Volunteers will be trained to assist cancer patients, their families and caregivers with the latest in cancer-related information and connect them to needed resources. They will also provide information on community programs and services — along with dates and times for local American Cancer Society events and programs. For information, call the local American Cancer Society office at 851-7776 or 1-800-227-2345. Volunteer training is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at the North Terrebonne Branch Library, 4130 W. Park Ave., Gray. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Jan. 25 by calling Shea Austin at 851-7776.The Bayou Council on Alcoholism is offering “Families in Focus: Prevention in the Home,” a program designed to help families become healthier through Life Skills education. Families in Focus gives attention to the seven characteristics of a healthy family: fun, decisions, pride, values, feelings, communication and confidence. The program includes 12 one-hour sessions held weekly in the family’s home. There is a $25 enrollment fee. To enroll or for information, call the Bayou Council at 446-0643.Training for hospice volunteers is available. If you would like to volunteer with St. Joseph Hospice in Thibodaux, call Antoinette Amedee with St. Joseph Hospice at 852-6270 or e-mail aamedee@stjosephhospice.com to set up a training session.Journey Hospice seeks volunteers to help with terminally-ill patients and their families. Volunteer activities include visiting patients and their families in their homes or nursing homes and providing companionship. Volunteer training is free and open to all. For information, call Marcelle at 223-1865.

LIBRARY NEWS AND EVENTSMembers of the Lafourche Heritage Society will offer their assistance in researching family histories at noon Tuesdays at the Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Branch Library, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. To register for this service, call the library at 447-4119. This program is free and open to the public.January is “Fine Free Month” at the Lafourche Parish Public Library System. In January, library patrons can return overdue items and have any accompanying overdue fines waived. Library System employees are also accepting nonperishable food items in January to benefit local food banks. Such donations, however, are not required to have overdue fines waived.Basic tax services are available for free to low-income families — $48,000 or less — through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program beginning this month at the Larose Branch Library, 305 E. Fifth St. The service is available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the library at 693-3336. Participants should bring photo identification, a Social Security card for each member in the household, proof of income, and W-2 forms.Free income-tax preparation is available from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays starting Jan. 18 at the Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac St. For an appointment, call the library at 580-0634. The Choctaw Branch Library is holding an essay contest for children in January honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Titled “I Have a Dream,” the contest is intended to recognize the efforts of King and to encourage children to think and write about their future. The contest’s essay topic is “What is your dream?” Prizes will be awarded by grade levels. Entry deadline is Jan. 21. For information, call the library at 633-6453.The Friends of the Library are set to hold a social from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Choctaw Branch Library, 1887 Choctaw Road. The group will introduce new and prospective members of the organization to one another and provide an opportunity for Friends members to pay annual dues. Refreshments will be served. The Friends of the Library organization is a nonprofit group that assists the Lafourche Parish Public Library System in meeting its goals through fundraising and other activities. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call the library at 633-6453. Want to be a part of Mardi Gras? Officials with the South Lafourche Public Library are seeking children 6 to 11 who want to participate in its upcoming Mardi Gras play. Practices are scheduled for 2 p.m. Jan. 22 and 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at the branch, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off, with dress rehearsal scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 12. The play is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the branch. For information, call Kristen Angelette at 632-7140.A grievance support group meeting is scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac St. For information, call 580-0634.The South Lafourche Public Library is seeking collections of small items for temporary display. All items to be displayed at the library will be securely locked in display cases. Community members with collections they would like to display should call Librarian Helen Brunet at 632-7140.Book lovers ages 18 and up are invited to participate in “Talking Books,” a new book-discussion group, at the South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off. Group members will read and discuss works of fiction, history, the classics, biographies and more. For information or to sign up, call Librarian Helen Brunet at 632-7140.Oil-painting classes taught by local artist Gail LeCompte, 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Dularge Branch Library, 837 Bayou Dularge Road. Bring a canvas and bag lunch.Local child-care providers can bring story time to children in their care through the Lafourche Parish Public Library’s “Bringing Books to Life” outreach program, which works with daycares, preschools, Head Start programs and Even Start programs. The library system’s youth-services assistants read stories and sing songs to and interact with children through action verse and finger plays. The library’s Youth Services Department also loans and delivers library books to these locations to help promote early literacy. For information, call Youth Service Coordinator Trinna Holcomb at 438-3117.Talking globes to help people with learning disabilities and visual impairment, including blindness, are available at the Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Library, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux; the Lockport Public Library, 720 Crescent Ave.; and the South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off. Children ages 5 to 11 can receive free books on their birthdays as part of a new program at the Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Library, 314 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. The library received a $5,000 grant from Entergy to encourage children to read on their birthdays. Children who register their birthdays with library staff can return on their birthdays to pick up a free Newberry or Caldecott award-winning children’s book. To register, children must have a valid library card.

MEETINGS Take Off Pounds Sensibly — a nonprofit weight-management support group — is scheduled to meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Grand Caillou Recreation Center, 106 Badou Drive. For information, call 563-7483 or the Grand Caillou Branch Library at 563-2014.The Terrebonne Bird Club is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 25 in the large meeting room at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The meeting is the group’s bi-annuaol meeting. The meeting’s guest speaker will be Paul Yakupzack with the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge. For information, call Darlene Eschete, the club’s president, at 856-9859.The Terrebonne Council on Aging’s monthly board meeting is scheduled for noon Jan. 27 at the agency’s office, 995 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma. For information, call the Council on Aging at 868-4811.Gamblers Anonymous meetings are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at Peltier Park, 151 Peltier Park, Thibodaux. For information, call Glynn at 225-776-4917, Mary at 665-2883 or Dee at 447-3092.The Bayou Region CHADD — Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — is scheduled to meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14 at Terrebonne General Medical Center’s Outreach Center inside Southland Mall, 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma. For information, call 872-0945 or e-mail bayouregionchadd@comcast.net.The Marine Corps League Houma-Terrebonne Detachment No. 475 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Hut, 206 St. Pius St., Houma. The group’s bingo games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Fridays at Westside Bingo Hall on Westside Boulevard in Houma. The group is accepting members. Dues for the first year are $31 and $25 thereafter. The group’s Ladies Auxiliary is also open for new members. For information, call 876-7971 or Roy Labat at 873-7010. Members of the Houma-Terrebonne Airport Commission are set to meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 20, Feb. 3 and 17, March 3 and 17, April 7 and 21, May 5 and 19, June 2 and 16, July 7 and 21, Aug. 4 and 18, Sept. 1 and 15, Oct. 6 and 20, Nov. 3 and 17, and Dec. 1 and 15 in the commission’s meeting room, 10264 E. Main St., Houma. The commission’s safety committee meetings are scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19 and Nov. 16 in the commission’s meeting room. Bingo games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Mondays at the VFW Thibodaux Memorial Post No. 5097, 1004 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux. For information, call 446-1367.S.H.A.R.E., a group for separated or divorced people, is scheduled to meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month at The Community of St. Thomas Café at Nicholls State University on the Thibodaux campus. For information, call Jeffery or Connie Daigle at 448-0405 or the St. Thomas Aquinas Church office at 446-6201.Refuge Restoration Outreach Ministry holds a food-bank giveaway from noon to 2 p.m. every second Saturday of the month at 6905 Alma St., Houma. Bring proof of income. Southern University alumni and others interested in helping students and working on community projects are invited to attend meetings of the Southern University Alumni, held at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Alumni Building, 4774 W. Main St., Houma. The Sit and Stitch Group, a free gathering for knitters, crocheters and other needle crafters meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Books-A-Million, 1539 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma. La Table Francaise (The French Table) meets from 9 to 11 a.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at The Coffee Zone, 7884 W. Main St., Houma. The club aims to promote the revival of the French language in this area. The public is welcome to attend. During meetings, participants speak French, learn new words and encourage each other with stories from the past and present.The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Head Start Program Policy Council meets at 5 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the East Houma Library, 778 Grand Caillou Road, Houma. VFW Post 3700, 1190 Barrow St., Houma, meets every third Monday of the month. A meal is provided. New members are invited to join and attend meetings. The post holds bingo at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. The public is invited. Food and drinks are available. For information, call Jack Croker at 876-6598.The Military Round Table Discussion Group meets every third Tuesday of the month at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The group, sponsored by the Regional Military Museum, meets for coffee and conversation from 5 to 6 p.m., then stays for a lecture by varying guest speakers. The meetings are open to the public, no membership required. For information, call the museum at 873-8200.The 2010 Independence Day Events Planning Group, sponsored by the Regional Military Museum in Houma, begins meeting at 4 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in the boardroom on the second floor of the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. All are welcome to help in planning for next year’s Fourth of July festivities in Houma. Call the Regional Military Museum at 873-8200. The Divorce/Separation Recovery Group meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at the St. Bridget Church Annex Building, 2076 W. Main St., Schriever. H.E.L.P. Corp. holds its general meetings at 6:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at The City Club, 7861 Main St., Houma. For information, visit HELPcorp.org or call Kelli McNamara at 879-4485.The New Hope meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, 10:15-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Call Janice at 879-1341 or visit www.oa.org.American Legion Post 31, 602 Legion Ave., Houma, meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Meals are provided. New members are invited to join and attend meetings. Hall rentals are available. For rentals, call 872-0885. For information, call Jack Croker at 876-6598.TOPS LA Chapter No. 368 of Houma meets from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, with weigh-ins from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., at the Bayou Blue/Coteau Lions Club, 2221 Bayou Blue Road.Terrebonne High School Class of 1967 meets the third Saturday of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Golden Corral, 1724 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma. Classmates and their guests are invited to attend. Call Ella at 879-1366.The Bayou Cajuns Chapter of the nonprofit Cajun French Music Association, 6:30-9:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at the Jolly Inn, 1507 Barrow St., Houma. Meetings include a potluck supper, live Cajun music and dancing. No cover charge. Bring your favorite covered dish. Meetings are free, but membership in the group is $20 a year per family. Call Margaret Neil at 851-1867 or Linda Carrere at 876-3818.Terrebonne Fellowship Masonic Lodge No. 481, first and third Wednesdays of the month at the lodge on Bayou Gardens Boulevard in Houma. Supper at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.The Louisiana State Poetry Society’s Bayou Chapter meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Terrebonne Parish Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. People of all ages are welcome to come and discuss the lives and works of many poets and share their poetry. You do not have to join the society to come meet fellow poetry lovers and writers. E-mail Daniel Dupre, president of the Bayou Chapter, at danieldupre@bellsouth.net.Le Krewe Du Bon Temps holds its general membership meetings at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Larose Civic Center, 307 E. Fifth St., Larose. All members are encouraged to attend. TOPS Chapter LA 325 of Houma meets every Thursday at St. Louis Church parish hall in Bayou Blue. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m. and meetings start at 6:30 p.m. AA meeting, sponsored by the No Name Group of AA, 7 p.m. Mondays in the meeting room in the back of St. Ann Hospital, 106 Cypress St. off La. 1, Raceland. Meetings are closed. The Easy Does It Club, or the EDIC, holds Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at 10 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and Sundays; and at 10 a.m., noon and 8 p.m. Saturdays at 101 Munson Drive, Houma. The club holds Narcotics Anonymous meetings at 8 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Sundays at 101 Munson Drive, Houma. The club also holds Cocaine Anonymous meetings at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the same address. All meetings are open. Call the 24-hour hotline at 800-285-3989. For information, call 876-9855.American Legion Post No. 31 meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of each month at the post, at the corner of Legion and Williams avenues. A meal is served at each meeting. New members are invited. Call the post at 872-0885 or Jack Croker at 876-6598. The Ladies American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 31 meets at the same time and location.The United Veterans League meets at 6 p.m. every fourth Monday of the month at 350 S. Van Ave., Houma. The league helps with military funerals, flag ceremonies and other veterans’ activities. The league is open to anyone. Call Ray Ordoyne at 226-0429.Co-dependents Anonymous meetings are held every Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 716 Jackson St., Thibodaux. Call 447-8159 or 526-8565 for information.Terrebonne Chapter No. 988 of the AARP meets at 11 a.m. every third Monday of the month at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 6803 W. Park Ave., Houma. New members are needed. Dues are $5 a year.Les Reflections du Bayou meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the CZM office (the old annex building), 101 W. 112th St., Cut Off.TOPS Chapter 417 of Lockport meets every Thursday at Lockport Lower Elementary School. Weigh-ins are 5:15-6:15 p.m. Meetings are 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call Maude Crochet at 532-6135.TOPS Chapter LA 325 of Houma meets every Thursday at the St. Louis Church parish hall in Bayou Blue. Weigh-ins begin at 5:30 p.m., and meetings start at 7 p.m.A multiple-sclerosis support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays at Terrebonne General Medical Center’s OutReach Center in Southland Mall in Houma.Al-Anon meetings are held in Houma at the following times and places: 6 p.m. Sundays at St. Matthew’s Episcopal School library, Belanger Street, contact Bev at 851-6440; noon Tuesdays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 728 Belanger St., contact Linda at 226-1698; 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 728 Belanger St., contact Linda at 537-8585; and 10 a.m. Fridays at First United Methodist Church, 6109 La. 311, contact Louise at 872-4860. An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is also held at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. It’s an open meeting. For information, call Melody at 227-0415. “Shoulders to Lean On,” a support group for family and friends of prisoners, meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Family Life Center at First Baptist Church of Houma, 7382 Main St., Houma. Call 879-1942 or 876-1671.Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m. Monday-Friday at 728 Belanger St., Houma; also at 6 p.m. Sundays and at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 243 Barrow St., Houma; and at 6:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 728 Belanger St., Houma; also the AA Easy Does It Club meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 101 Munson Drive, Houma.TOPS Chapter 462 in Dularge, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Dularge Recreation Center. Call Carla 879-4293.Overeaters Anonymous meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Call Jane at 876-7660 or visit www.oa.org.TOPS LA No. 426 meets on Mondays in the Annunziata Catholic Church Cafeteria, 2011 Acadian Drive, Houma. Weigh-ins are 4:30-5:30 p.m. Meetings are 5:45-6:45 p.m.TOPS of Thibodaux meets at 10 a.m. each Friday at Peltier Park in Thibodaux.The Houma Shrine Club Dune Patrol meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Houma Shrine Club on the Houma Airbase, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.The Houma Shrine Club Clown Unit meets at 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday of the month at the Houma Shrine Club on the Houma Airbase, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.

ANNOUNCEMENTSThe Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society wants your old photographs. The group wants your old photographs of Terrebonne Parish to create an online database on its website. You can bring your old photographs to Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma, where staff and volunteers can scan the images. All photographs should have the owner’s name and phone number written in pencil on the back of the picture. For information, call the museum at 851-0154.The Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence in Public Education is seeking nominations for the 2011 Inspirational Teacher of the Year award. To get a nomination form, visit the TFAE’s website at www.tfae.org. The deadline to submit nominations is midnight Feb. 4. For information, call Yolanda Trahan at 868-5881 or e-mail tfae@bellsouth.net.The Terrebonne Council on Aging’s birthday parties are scheduled for March 22 at the five multipurpose senior citizen’s centers. For information, call the Council on Aging at 868-4811.The MAX Charter School, 100 Afton Drive, on the Nicholls State University campus in Thibodaux, will begin accepting applications for enrollment for the 2011-12 school year beginning Jan. 18 and continue through March 1. The tuition-free public charter school, designed for children with dyslexia and other language-related learning differences, has openings for a limited number of first- through eighth-graders. Its mission is to empower the lives of these students who learn differently. The MAX Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, ethnicity or national origin. For information, call the school at 227-9500 or e-mail Suzy Bourg at suzybourg@gmail.com. To learn more about the school and its mission, visit the school’s website at www.mymaxcharterschool.org.The Crescent City Sound Chorus, a women’s chorus, is holding auditions for new members at 7 p.m. Mondays in the music room, third floor of Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., New Orleans. The chorus is a chapter of the Sweet Adelines International. For information, call 898-0951 or 504-453-0858 or visit www.crescentcitysound.com.The Community Chorus of River Parishes is beginning its Spring 2011 season. CCRP’s mission is “to bring together voices in harmony for the purpose of promoting cultural enrichment through music.” Membership is open to singers from middle through high-school students to adults of all ages. Rehearsals are scheduled for 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at R.K. Smith Middle School, 281 Sugarland Parkway, Luling. New members are encouraged to attend the Jan. 27 rehearsal to receive music and membership information. For information, contact CCRP at CCRPsings@gmail.com, Ginny Riecke at 652-0162, Marilyn Richoux at 764-2698, Boyce Butler at 764-9235 or Wally DesChamps at 504-872-4617.The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, or LUMCON, has started a new adult-education program, Gulf Lagniappe. The program is a series of one-day workshops through July at LUMCON, 8124 La. 56, Cocodrie. Each workshop is open to any adult Gulf Coast resident 18 years old or older who is interested in learning more about Louisiana’s coastal and marine environments. Each workshop will focus on one or more of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s priority issues. Each workshop session includes an in-depth talk given by one of LUMCON’s research scientists; an environmental discussion aboard one of LUMCON’s research vessels, the R/V Pelican; laboratory activities; and a guided tour of the DeFelice Marine Center and lunch provided in the LUMCON cafeteria. Pre-registration is encouraged, however on-site registration is available. The cost is $10 per person. For information, contact Murt Conover at mconover@lumcon.edu or 851-2860 or Holly Hebert at hhebert@lumcon.edu or 851-2842. The program is sponsored by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance.The Thibodaux Main Street Farmer’s Market is open from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturdays next to the Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St. Approximately 21 vendors sell fresh produce and locally grown products on a weekly basis. For information, call Joyce Benoit at 448-1474.An after-school program at Start Corp. will steer adolescents toward others 11-17 who want to take a stand against tobacco. To become a member or learn more about Defy, visit defythelies.com or Facebook.com/start corp. You can use Defy as community-service hours and receive prizes and gear, too. Members become aware of the impact of smokeless tobacco products and increase the number of parks, recreational areas and school districts with tobacco-free policies. For information, call Gail Brigham 414-2087, 447-8243 or 449-7036.Bingo games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Mondays at the VFW Thibodaux Memorial Post No. 5097, 1004 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux. For information, call 446-1367.The Lafourche Parish Office of Community Action is accepting applications for its energy-assistance program, known as LIHEAP at the following sites: Martin Luther King Park, 1445 Martin Luther King Drive, Thibodaux; Galliano Annex, 101 W. 112th St., Cut Off; and the old Wal-Mart Building, 4876 La. 1, Mathews. LIHEAP aims to help those having trouble paying their energy bills. Documentation needed includes: proof of income, license or ID, Social Security numbers for every member of the household, dates of birth for everyone in the household, current electric or gas bill. For income guidelines and other information, call Stephanie Washington at 446-6731, Robin Cheramie at 632-3989 or Latoya Manuel at 537-7603.Acting classes are offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Vanessa Cloke’s home, 4157 St. Louis St., New Orleans. For information, call 504-292-6254 or e-mail v_cloke@yahoo.com. B.R.I.D.G.E.S., Building Recovery for Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support, a peer-to-peer support and education group for those diagnosed with a mental illness, now has education and support meetings in Houma, Napoleonville, Morgan City, Raceland and the Galliano area. For a meeting time and place, call (800) 805-7934.Hospice of South Louisiana needs volunteers to help year-round with patient services and office work at 6500 Main St., Houma. Call Cathy at 868-3095.Terrebonne Folklife Culture Center: Activities weekly include French and Spanish language, duck carving, songbird carving, quilting, soap carving and Cajun-dance classes. Registration $5 plus small donation at classes. Cajun band 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 875-6545 or 879-1924.VFW Post No. 3700 bingo, 1190 Barrow St., Houma holds bingo at 7 p.m. Tuesday weekly. Includes progressive blackout and horse race. Call Ed Morris at 851-5092.Terrebonne Churches United Good Samaritan Food Bank is open at 254 Magnolia St., Houma from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and Saturdays, and 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays. No appointments necessary. Call 851-5523.Bayou Eagles Native American Dance Group invites people to learn more about native culture and dance, Dulac Community Center, 125 Coast Guard Road. Call 563-7483.Yoga classes with Instructor Stacy Walker begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 6:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma. For information, call 791-8140.Terrebonne High School Alumni Association provides scholarships, equipment, computers and more to Terrebonne High School. Call 879-4563. Blood donors needed: The region is experiencing a critical need for blood donations, especially Type O blood, according to Terrebonne General Medical Center. Blood donors can donate at the hospital’s Blood Donor Center, open 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call 873-4025 or 873-4029 to make an appointment. The Blood Donor Center is on Belanger Street across from the parking garage in the Annex Building.Bingo at VFW Post No. 5097, 1004 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux. Every Monday at 7 p.m. Come support your veterans.Bridge: Duplicate bridge game open to public at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at The Homestead, 1132 Cottage Drive, Houma. Call 872-3839.Modeling classes will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month at the Lisa Park Gym, 6639 Lisa Park Ave., Houma. Proceeds benefit research into Down’s Syndrome. For information, call Mary Duplantis at 876-0301.Belly Dance Classes are held on Monday evenings with Instructor Jessica Martin at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma. For information, call 688-6283.The United Veterans League offers a chapel service as a final tribute to deceased veterans. The service includes a reading, playing of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” while the group files by and salutes, a gun salute by the Rifle Squad and “Taps” and folding and presentation of the flag to the family. Call Ray Ordoyne at 851-2665 or Willie Boudreaux at 594-3727.The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band practices at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Southdown Stadium on St. Charles Street. People of all ages who play any instrument are invited to join. Call 397-0545, e-mail info@htcb.org or visit www.htcb.org.The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana is a non-profit organization providing prevention education, referral and assessment services. Programs offered through the group, known as ADAC, include strengthening families, super-conflict resolution and a children’s program. Call Andrea DeHart at 879-2273.“Join My World” is a newly formed nonprofit group aimed at increasing awareness and education for those affected by autism. Call Michelle Simon at 804-6453 or e-mail her at mrs1md@gmail.com.Do you enjoy building scale models of aircraft, armor, cars, trucks, ships or figures? A Houma area scale-model builder is organizing an informal general-interest club to promote the hobby and give scale-model enthusiasts a forum for sharing tips and techniques. Call Bruce Jenkins after 6 p.m. at 876-7394 or e-mail bj342@charter.net.Louisiana Modeling Academy is accepting registrations for modeling classes and contests at the Ramada Inn, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma. All proceeds benefit research into Down Syndrome. Call 876-0301. VFW Bingo: 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 1190 Barrow St., Houma. Features progressive pull tabs and pickle jar. Call 876-3296. Adult volleyball is held from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at the Dularge Gym, 1330 Dr. Beatrous Road. Free and just for fun. For people age 18 and up only. Call 879-4340.

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